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google chrome update.exe

Software Updater

Air Software

This is part of the Air Installer, a download manager which bundles applications with offers for additional 3rd party software, mostly unwanted adware, and may be installed with minimal consent. The application google chrome update.exe, “Software Updater ” by Air Software has been detected as adware by 34 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the AirInstaller Download Manager installer. This program installs potentially unwanted software on your PC at the same time as the software you are trying to install, without adequate consent. With this installer, users are expecting to download Google's Chrome web browser but before that occurs they may be presented with additional offers, mostly potentially unwanted software or adware.

File name:

Publisher:

AirInstaller (signed by Air Software)

Product:

Software Updater

Description:

Software Updater

Version:

2.0.7.3

MD5:

4077878417ade95943aff0bef9644c39

SHA-1:

dd38b564a7527fa043effa2ff3464381b8b40f61

SHA-256:

356d407affdd682152e682c953b332ac0649fd004cf4a7c37e835e2326cb55d9

Scanner detections:

34 / 68

Status:

Adware

Description:

This is also known as bundleware, or downloadware, which is an downloader designed to simply deliver ad-supported offers in the setup routine of an otherwise legitimate software.

Analysis date:

4/25/2024 5:14:55 PM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware

Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.147957

777

Agnitum Outpost

PUA.AirAd

7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security

PUP/Win32.AirAdInstaller

2014.02.22

Avira AntiVirus

Adware/AirAdInstaller.aldw.6

7.11.165.22

avast!

Win32:Adware-gen [Adw]

141214-1

AVG

Adware BundleApp.DQ

2014.0.4189

Bitdefender

Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.147957

1.0.20.1765

Bkav FE

W32.FamVT.VBCriptK4.Adware

1.3.0.4959

Clam AntiVirus

Win.Adware.Airadinstaller-62

0.98/19246

Comodo Security

Application.Win32.AirInstaller.JSUE

19072

Dr.Web

Trojan.SMSSend.5041

9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware

Application.Bundler.AirInstall

9.0.0.4668

ESET NOD32

Win32/AirAdInstaller.A potentially unwanted application

7.0.302.0

F-Prot

W32/AirInstall.A8.gen

v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure

Riskware.Application.Bundler.AirInstall

5.13.68

G Data

Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.147957

14.12.24

IKARUS anti.virus

not-a-virus:AdWare.AirAdInstaller

t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus

Unwanted-Program

13.176.11663

Kaspersky

not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.AirAdInstaller

15.0.0.543

Malwarebytes

PUP.Optional.AirAdInstaller

v2014.12.19.05

MicroWorld eScan

Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.147957

15.0.0.1059

NANO AntiVirus

Riskware.Win32.AirAdInstaller.dafqnz

0.28.2.61148

Norman

Application.Bundler.AirInstall.A

04.12.2014 14:30:06

nProtect

Trojan-Clicker/W32.AirAdInstaller.824744

14.03.17.01

Panda Antivirus

Trj/Genetic.gen

14.12.19.05

Qihoo 360 Security

Malware.QVM01.Gen

1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal

Adware.AirAdInstaller.I3

12.14.14.00

Reason Heuristics

DownloadManager.AirSoftware.U

14.12.19.17

Rising Antivirus

PE:PUF.Airinstall!1.9C4C

23.00.65.141217

Sophos

PUA 'AirInstaller'

5.09

SUPERAntiSpyware

Adware.AirInstaller/Variant

10168

Vba32 AntiVirus

AdWare.AirAdInstaller

3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus

Threat.4784938

31088

Zillya! Antivirus

Adware.AirAdInstaller.Win32.205

2.0.0.1907

File size:

754.9 KB (773,032 bytes)

Product version:

2.0.7.3

Original file name:

setup.exe

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:

AirInstaller Download Manager

Language:

English (United States)

Common path:

C:\users\{user}\downloads\google chrome update.exe

Digital Signature

Signed by:

Air Software

Authority:

VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:

1/24/2013 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:

3/26/2015 7:59:59 PM

Subject:

CN=Air Software, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=Air Software, L=Victoria, S=British Columbia, C=CA

Issuer:

CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)10, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:

3AC786E09219DF82DA830E461D4FC39F

File PE Metadata

Compilation timestamp:

5/14/2014 12:38:04 PM

OS version:

5.1

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):

12288:gsqLSiix1vV13me30XpR2/rUOrcbUagbaV2aWwYPvs2O1akJZ81C/wtzOmozJMZ:TeSiiDr0Lar1QbUakaV2aDYcT1FJUCVs

Entry address:

0x25B418

Entry point:

60, E8, 00, 00, 00, 00, 58, 05, 5A, 0B, 00, 00, 8B, 30, 03, F0, 2B, C0, 8B, FE, 66, AD, C1, E0, 0C, 8B, C8, 50, AD, 2B, C8, 03, F1, 8B, C8, 57, 51, 49, 8A, 44, 39, 06, 88, 04, 31, 75, F6, 2B, C0, AC, 8B, C8, 80, E1, F0, 24, 0F, C1, E1, 0C, 8A, E8, AC, 0B, C8, 51, 02, CD, BD, 00, FD, FF, FF, D3, E5, 59, 58, 8B, DC, 8D, A4, 6C, 90, F1, FF, FF, 51, 2B, C9, 51, 51, 8B, CC, 51, 66, 8B, 17, C1, E2, 0C, 52, 57, 83, C1, 04, 51, 50, 83, C1, 04, 56, 51, E8, 5E, 00, 00, 00, 8B, E3, 5E, 5A, 2B, C0, 89, 04, 32, B4, 10... 
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Entropy:

7.9360

Packer / compiler:

ASPack v1.08.04

Code size:

1.6 MB (1,728,512 bytes)

The file google chrome update.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://files.getsoftfree.com/get/click/.../?uid=5327033b31154d17a228b9821e1b9a4e&sid=Google Chrome-AID875188&filename=Google Chrome Update

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